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US Pulls Out Of UN Body, UNESCO

SAN FRANCISCO, October 12, (THEWILL) - The United States says it is pulling out of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO, which it accused of "anti-Israel" bias. Washington says it is taking the punitive action after the Palestinian Authority...

Osinbajo Admits Approving Joint Venture Financing Contracts For NNPC

SAN FRANCISCO, October 12, (THEWILL) - The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday admitted approving the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, joint venture financing contracts as disclosed by the state oil company. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President...

FG To Adopt ‘No Work No Pay’, Says Strikes Called To Undermine Buhari’s Administration

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SAN FRANCISCO, October 12, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government has taken a critical look at the slew of strikes called by workers in the last two months, arriving at the conclusion that the industrial actions were targeted at pulling...

El-Rufai Charges Youths On Restructuring, Says Unequals Can’t Be Treated As Equals

BEVERLY HILLS, October 11, (THEWILL) - Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, who chairs the All Progressives Congress, APC, Committee on True Federalism, has advised Nigerian youths not to be indifference towards the ongoing summit on True Federalism put in...

Nigeria, South Africa Lead Africa To Modest Growth Recovery In 2017 – World Bank

BEVERLY HILLS, October 11, (THEWILL) - Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is recovering at a modest pace with the continent’s largest economies, Nigeria and South Africa making the rebound a reality. Both nations just eased out of recession with Nigeria...

Court Orders Permanent Forfeiture Of 56 Houses Owned By Diezani

BEVERLY HILLS, October 11, (THEWILL) - The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the permanent forfeiture of 56 houses linked to former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) claimed that Diezani acquired...

FG Terminates NPA, Intels Pilotage Agreement

BEVERLY HILLS, October 10, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government has directed the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to terminate its boats pilotage monitoring and supervision agreement with Intels Nigeria Limited, a leading integrated logistics and facilities services provider in the...

Recovered Looted Funds Being Used To Finance 2017 Budget – FG

BEVERLY HILLS, October 10, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government has revealed that it is using part of the stolen funds recovered from those that looted the economy to finance the 2017 budget. This was disclosed in Abuja, on Tuesday, by President...

Nigeria’s Economy To Overtake South Africa In 2017 – IMF

BEVERLY HILLS, October 10, (THEWILL) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that Nigeria’s economy will grow faster than South Africa’s in 2017. This is a reverse from the fund’s earlier projection in July that South Africa’s economy will grow by...

Power: Sell Discos To New Investors – Elumelu Tells FG

BEVERLY HILLS, October 10, (THEWILL) - Chairman of Heirs Holding and United Bank for Africa (UBA) Mr. Tony Elumelu, has urged the federal government to reconsider the ownership structure of Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) with a view to taking...